Late Thursday afternoon, May 30, a jury in Lower Manhattan found former President Donald Trump guilty on 34 criminal counts in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr.'s hush money/falsified business records case. The verdict marked the first time in the United States' 248-year history that a former president was convicted on criminal charges.
Justice Juan Merchan set July 11 as the sentencing date.
This bombshell is already having a financial impact. Forbes reports that after the verdict came down, shock shares for Trump Media — the parent company of Trump's Social Media platform — "tanked" in value.
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According to Forbes, Trump Media shares "traded under the ticker $DJT, fell 9 percent in after-hours trading by 5:45 p.m."
"That downward swing came after Trump, who owns 65 percent of the company, became a convicted felon," Forbes reports. "The almost 10 percent stock price drop would amount to a $532 million decline in the value of Trump's shares."
Although CEO Elon Musk has restored Trump's @realdonaldtrump account on X, formerly Twitter, Trump has continued to use Truth Social as his primary social media outlet.
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Read Forbes' full report at this link.
